Measurements of soluble salt content of soils from arid and semi-arid regions

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 364-372

  Karakouzian, Moses ^a   Pitchford, Ann ^b   Leonard, Mark ^a   Johnson, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collapsing soil; Electrical conductivity; Piping; Salt heave; Saturation; Settlement; Soil; Solubility

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; SALTS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SOLUBILITY; WATER;

DILUTION; SALT SATURATION; SOLUBLE SALTS;

SOILS;

EID: 0030410864     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj10714j     Document Type: Article

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